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Surname
SNEDDON
Forename
Andrew
Day
13
Month
04
Year
1936
Age
Occupation
Miner
Mine/Quarry Name
Aitken, No.1 Pit
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Fife Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Kelty
County
Fifeshire
Details of Event
14 April 1936: Kelty Miner Killed In Pit - Andrew Sneddon, Lorne House, Kelty, lost his life while at work in the Top Bank seam of No.1 pit, Aitken Colliery, Kelty, yesterday morning. He had been in the act of drawing props when the roof gave way, and he was crushed to the pavement by the falling material. He leaves a widow and child. [Scotsman 15 April 1936]